Apply a custom color

If you want a specific font color, here's how you can blend your custom color:

Click Home > Font Color arrow
> More Colors.

On the Custom tab, in the Colors box, select the color you want.

If you know the color numbers of a specific color, pick RGB (Red, Green, Blue) or HSL (Hue, Sat, Lum) in the Color model box, and then enter the numbers to match the exact color shade you want.

Tip: To quickly copy a font color you used to other cells, select a cell with that font color, and double-click Format Painter
. Then click the cells you want to format. When you're done, click Format Painter again to turn it off.

Format the color of a worksheet tab

Right-click the worksheet tab whose color you want to change.

Choose Tab Color, and then select the color you want.

The color of the tab changes, but not the color of the font. When you choose a dark tab color, the font switches to white, and when you choose a light color for the tab, the font switches to black.